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“don’t be evil” always seemed hopelessly naive, even for college students. I’d have thought that anyone who had considered it, even briefly would understand tha
by xevb3k 8y ago
“don’t be evil” always seemed hopelessly naive, even for college students. I’d have thought that anyone who had considered it, even briefly would understand that being “evil” isn’t really a thing. People do things for various reasons, even things which are clearly socially harmful are often given complex justifications.
To invoke Godwin at an early stage, I doubt Hitler thought he was evil.
So yea, getting rid of it could be seen as a sign of a more nuanced understanding of the world.
- tsumnia 8y agoExactly, and since my "Suck It" comment was not well received, you could say its akin to a child arguing they "are an adult" (ala explicitly saying "Don't Be Evil") vs. an adult just behaving like one ("Don't Be Evil" is a understood agreement). I think the issue people are having (to use my analogy) is that people have different options on how an adult (or large-scale corporation) should behave.